A spooky little duo

happy Friday everyone and welcome! Today I have a "spooky" little duo to share with you. When I made those cute little treat boxes/bags I shared with you on Monday, I also made 2 fun cards....

Sorry about the blurriness...still haven't replaced my camera just yet.

How about a close up....

 

Isn't this darling? The little web frame thingie is a die cut...yes, I just had to have it so I picked one up at the end of the class ;)  On this card we used orange, but can't you picture it on patterned paper of even a piece of black for a black on black texture? So many possibilities!

Here's the other little card...

The class instructor already had the circles cut out for us. The tree, cat, pumpkin, house and some tombstones that you don't see were all one die cut. The spooky house that you see here is a separate die cut that we used to cover up the original one because this one is bigger and a little cuter.

 

Don't forget that this Sunday will be the DeNami Halloween blog hop....See you right back here bright and early with a scary surprise or two!!!!

Elegant baby Card

Hi everyone! What a great day...the week is half over and I can see the weekend in sight!! I don't have any huge plans, but I'm ready for some down time after last weekend...I'm still worn out ;)

Today I have 3 challenges that I'm wanting to enter....

DeNami - WCMD Tic-Tac-Toe

For DeNami we were to match 3 in a row and use those elements on our card / project. I've managed to match 3 different ways, lol!! If only I was that good in a real game!!
1) stripes, glitter, ribbon
2) buttons, scallops, ribbon
3) buttons, green (flower leaves), stripes

Paper Sweeties - Baby Celebration

 For Paper Sweeties, they held a fun little baby shower blog hop on WCMD to celebrate the news that Jinny Newlin is expecting and we are asked to make a congratulations or baby themed card

Lawnscaping - Patterned Papers

For Lawnscaping, we are asked to use some of our gorgeous (and usually much horded) ;) patterned papers


Well, here's what I came up with....

We don't know if the baby is a boy or girl and I didn't really want to do the old standby of green and yellows. I decided a little elegant black and cream was the way to go. I used 3 separate patterned papers that I layered (and stamped a sentiment on) before adding my darling little DeNami giraffe and bouquet (made with 2 shades of  Paper Sweeties seam binding, Prima roses and some cute little twine and a black gemstone). I added just a touch of glitter to the giraffe and after a bit of thinking, decided the roses needed a bit of sparkle too. Since I had already attached them to my card I had to use a toothpick to add some Stickles to the petal edges...I wouldn't recommend it, lol, what a PAIN!!

That's it for me today...see ya on Friday :)

Pretty birthday greetings...

Hi y'all! I'm poping is today with a quick little post. I wanted to enter a challenge over at Jo's Scrap Shack.

I just love Jo's blog and try to enter challenges there when I can. I've been kinda slacking on entering challenges lately but I'm getting into my groove again and feeling comfortable with all that I have going on so it's time to get back into the challanges :)

This week Jo is asking for our take on a little sketch...

Here's what I made...

 

 

 

Guessing I'm not ready to let go of summer quite yet...hmmm. For my card I didn't leave the border spaces (black lines in the sketch) because I wanted it to seem more like one piece of cardstock. I just HAD to break out my mucho loved DeNami Gingham Background stamp and paired it up with the DeNami Daisy Trio and the happy birthday from their All Occasion Greetings set.

 

I have to run...have a great Tuesday everyone and I'll see ya back here tomorrow!!!

TSTR - You Make Me Smile

Hi everyone and welcome to another fun challenge brought to you by The Shabby Tea Room! This week we are changing up things a little and and offering up a little sketch for you to base your challenge entry on! Design Team member Lesley has picked a great sketch that has lots of possiabilities.....

I happen to love a good sketch. This can be changed up in several ways...turn it up on end - move the "srtips" up, down or even diagional - move your focal point (oval) to the top, bottom or even in he middle. You can make it fancy or strip it down and go simple like I did here....

I used the So Sweet of You (sentiment) & I'm Having A Tea Party (vace of flowers) sets from Paper Sweeties

 

What did I change on the sketch....

 

 I turned the sketch up on it's end

 I turned the small square panel into a large square panel

Turned the oval focal point into a different shape and added a layer

scalloped the larger strip

used ribbon for the narrow strip

 

You can never go wrong with a fun sketch...hope you give it a try! :)  This week our challenge is being brought to you by an AWESOME stamp company that I was introduced to through our own resident DeNami Princess, Paulina...Paper Sweeties. I'm sure y'all have heard me talk about Paper Sweeties before and know how I puffy heart those darling images!



I'm so happy that they came out with die cuts for the paper dolls...called Sweet Cuts! They cary a full line of adorable outfits to "dress" them in along with a great selection of misc images and sentiments, but that's not all...I puffy heart their hand dyed seam binding...yummy!!

 

Paper Sweeties™ LLC is owned and illustrated by Debbie Marcinkiewicz, and offers high-quality, on-trend acrylic stamps. Our heartwarming images allow paper crafters to create adorable dolls with interchangeable outfits and accessories! We also have a wide variety of wonderful all-occasion sentiments, labels, frames and accessory sets - perfect for every paper crafted project! The Paper Sweeties shop carries hand tea-stained seam binding too! The Sweeties dolls, accessories and sentiments are so much fun to play with and are sure to bring back fond childhood memories! You’ll enjoy using the Sweeties to create projects for card making, scrap booking, party invitations and favors, home decor, gifts and so much more!

Winner will receive a $20 gift certificate from the Paper Sweeties boutique so I hope you enter our little challenge this week at The Shabby Tea Room (and remember, your design need not to be shabby at all!!)!

spooky treats for me and you...

Last week I spent a fun evening at my local stamp shop...well, it's not exactly local, but it's only 20 minutes away, that's close enough for "local", right? We made 2 fun cards and these 2 fun treat boxes. 

I just LOVE this little purse and can't wait to make another one. The gal running the make and take, Maggi, was uber sweet and gave us gals in the class some left over die cuts. One of the things I received was  another pre-cut purse template, so I'm going to turn it into a pdf and try to figure out how to put it on the blog for y'all to print it out too. Just give me a few days :) and when i figure it out I'll let y'all know on Facebook.

 I couldn't resist adding a little DeNami love to it when I got home :)

This little guy is called a Tootsie Roll Holder. How cute is this?!?!?! He makes me smile every time I look at him :)

That's it for me today, short and sweet...sorry! But don't forget, tomorrow is World Card Making Day!!! I'm getting a head start on Christmas with an all day Bo-Bunny class...I'm way excited. What are you planning????

Paper Sweeties - sweet inspiration

Hi everyone!! I know it's only Thursday, but I wanted to enter the month long challenge going on at Paper Sweeties. I know it was just announced yesterday morning...but why procrastinate?? Besides, I enter this one now and then I still have a whole month to make at least one more to enter!! hehehehe There is a method to my madness ;)  Also, there's another little challenge that I want to enter. Thanks to Paper Sweeties, I found  a little company that has the PERFECT little organization tool for ribbon! I'd never heard of them or knew such a thing existed until I saw it on the Paper Sweeties blog..how cool!! It's called a ribbon carousel and is by the Ribbon Carousel Company. They sponsor a challenge on their blog randomly picking a winner for one of their carousels...Woo-Hoo!!

 

Ribbon Carousel's theme: Fall & Halloween creations!!!

 

 

Usually Paper Sweeties offers us a sketch to work with, but this month they changed it up and gave us an inspiration picture along with some beautiful fall colors......

 

I puffy heart this....just sayin'

 

Here's my take on the adorable inspiration....

I decided to pull out the Emma stamp along with her little Sweet Cuts die and go from there. I stamped and fussy cut the wagon from the Sweeties Wagon set then decided on the outfit that I wanted her to wear...the dress from Jelly Bean Time. After I fussy cut her dress from patterned paper I decided I wanted to add a fun element like tulle. Unfortunately I didn't have anything that matched! I did however something that with a lot of tedious work that would...see the little velvet strip on her dress, well, that's part of some ribbon I have and it has the frilly sheer part on either side of it. For the first layer I simply cut the sheer part from one side then glued it onto the dress. To finish the rest of the dress I cut the sheer part from both sides of the velvet and started filling in her dress with the little strips. 

 

A toothpick, pair of tweezers some Chrystal Lacquer and a few choice words later, I had her dress completed...whew! I pulled out some fun fall patterned papers and started layering. I opted for an easy layout so that little Emma would stand out. Earlier I had made a little tag using the Borders set from Paper Sweeties along with the DeNami Polka Dot Background and the Thoughtful Greetings set. But no matter how I tried to attach it I just wasn't happy. I finally decided that "simple is best" and left it like this...unfinished.

 

Well I hope y'all like her as much as I do :)   See ya here tomorrow with a fun little Halloween project!!

Scarecrow Fun

Hello and happy hump day my friends!! That commercial will forever be stuck in my brain, lol!!

I am just so blessed to have been able to surround myself with the most awesome people that I've met through card making. You all are just amazing! :)  Recently a friend, Debbie, creator and owner of Paper Sweeties stamp company did a little make and take class in her home town of Raleigh, NC. I would have LOVED to attend, buuuuut that's a bit of a drive from Missouri, lol. ;) Anyway, I commented how DARLING the card was...trust me, it was and it just tickles me giddy every time I see it! Have you ever seen a card that just "speaks" to you?? Her little scarecrow just captured my heart!!

 

So one day I was just minding my own business and decided to grab the bills (face it, that's what we always receive...sigh) out of the mailbox and what did I find mixed in...HAPPY MAIL!!!! I had no clue what was in it and quickly tore into the envelope....GASP, it was a scarecrow card card kit from Debbie's make and take class!!! My heart jumped with joy!!! I was so happy I felt like twirling and singing...tried to do my best Julie Andrews impression but definitely failed...ohh well, it didn't matter, I had me a scarecrow card kit of my very own!!!!

Now Debbie claims it was a thank you gift for helping her figure out a little photo edit issue, but honestly, I didn't do anything!! She'd have figured it out on her own, honestly. She didn't need me at all :) But boy was I ever happy that she sent me this darling little gift!!! And look at her sweet little note card! I just love the simpleness of it and the colors...so pretty!!!

 

Well, I guess ya'll'd like to see the finished card now wouldn't ya?? Hmmm, I guess I could share his utter cuteness....

 

 

Looking at him now still makes me as happy as when I first saw him...he's so stinkin' cute!! The sentiment is from Paper Sweeties but the rest is just die cuts that make him up...too fun, right??